Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad
Diocese of Ahmedabad
Dioecesis Ahmedabadensis
Statistics
Country:
India
Metropolitan:
Gandhinagar
Rite:
Latin Rite
Area:
15,282 km²
Population:
Total:
Catholics:
9,750,454 (2004)
64,925 (0.7%)
Cathedral:
Mount Carmel Cathedral
Ordinaries
Bishop:
Thomas Ignatius MacWan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad (Latin: Ahmedabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ahmedabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.
History
- May 5, 1949: Established as Diocese of Ahmedabad from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay
Leadership
- Bishops of Ahmedabad (Roman rite)
- Bishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (November 11, 2002 – present)
- Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (later Archbishop) (May 21, 1990 – November 11, 2002)
- Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. (July 1, 1974 – May 21, 1990)
- Bishop Edwin Pinto, S.J. (May 5, 1949 – 1973)
References
- Giga-Catholic Information
- Catholic Hierarchy
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